Receptacle for strings for musical instruments.



No. 718,114. PATENTED JAN. 1a, 1903.

J 11. E. PINNEY.

REGEPTAGLE FOR STRINGS FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

APPLIOATiON FILED JAN. 17, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

lNVENTOR FFICE.

HENRY E. FINNEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RECEPTACLE FOR STRINGS FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

-aPECIFIGJ-MLION' forming part of LettersPaten't N0. 718,1 14, datedJanuary 13, 1903. Application filed January l7, 1902. Serial No. 90,108No model) To all whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY E. FINNEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illi nois, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Receptacles for Stringsfor Musical Instruments, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and compactcompositive receptacle particularly adapted for containing pianostringsin coil form and arranged to separate the different strings, to permit adesired length of any particular string to be readily uncoiled andseparated from the remainder of the coil, Where, as is usually the casewith piano-strings, a single coil comprises several lengths of strings,and especially to provide a compact form of composite receptacle whichcan be conveniently carried about and used by piano-tuners.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a set ofcomplemental string-holdingreceptacles involving my invention andarranged within an inclosing case, the top of said case being removed.Fig. 2 is a section through Fig.1 on line 2 2, the top of the case beingpresent. Fig. 3 is aperspective View of one of the complementalstring-holding receptacles. y

The composite receptacle, as shown, comprises a set or series of annularcomplemental receptacles A, B, G, and D, adapted to receive and containcoils of strings and respectively of different diametric measurements,whereby one of such complemental receptacles may nest or fit withinanother, the subreceptacle or case A being adapted to fit or nest withinthe diametrically larger subreceptacle or case B, the latter beingadapted doors for opening and closing them; but asa preferred and verymuch simpler way I form each complemental receptacle with an openingalong its inner side. For piano-strings I usually provide three sets ofthese complemental receptacles and arrange them as in Fig. 1, in" whichthe top setAB CD is superposed upon a lower corresponding set A B G D,which latter is in turn superposed upon a corresponding set A B 0 D Thesets of complemental receptacles thus arranged are preferablyplaced'within an outer cylindric caseE,having a suitable cap or cover 6and also having a centrally arranged cylindric compartment e,whichextends up through the registering openings of the inner or centralcomplemental receptacles A A A With such arrangementthe outersides ofthe complemental receptacles A A A will respectively close the openinner sides of the next larger complemental receptacles B B B and theouter sides of these complemental receptacles B B B will close the openinner sides of the outer and largest complemental receptacles O 0' Gwhich in turn will similarly close the recep tacles D D D As to the openinner sides of the centrally-arranged complemental receptacles A A Asuch sides will be closed by the outer wall of the compartment 6'. Thiscentral compartment can be closed at its bottom end by the ordinarybottom side of the outer case E, and its open top end can be normallyclosed by the lid or cap 6 of the case. The central compartment inaddition to thus closing the central compartments A A A also forms aconvenient receptacle for various little matters usually carried bypianotuners.

The comple mental receptacles can be easily removed from and replacedwithin the outer case E, and when removed the strings or any desiredlength of string can be readily drawn out for use. It is desirable thatthe strings should be kept in coil form and free from sharp or acutebends, and hence each stringholding chamber is made continuous andourvilinear. These complemental receptacles can therefore be made ovatein place of strictly circular, and hence it is understood that as hereinused the term annular comprehends a toroidal or analogous form adaptedto permit the complemental receptacles to properly contain coils ofstrings for musical instruments. The number of annular complementalreceptacles may be varied, it being observed that the drawingsillustrate a number particularly desirable for carrying a full set ofpiano-strings.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A composite receptacle formusical-instrument strings, comprising a set of independent casingsforming hollow rings of different diameters and removably fitting oneWithin another, each of said casings forming a complete and independenthollow annulus having an annular chamber adapted to receive an annularcoil of string for musical instruments, said receptacles being openalong their inner circumference and arranged whereby the opening alongthe inner circumference of one receptacleis closed by the outercircumferential side of the next smaller casing.

2. A composite receptacle for strings for musical instruments,comprising a cylindriccasing E having a central cylindric chamber 6'rising from its bottom and forming a compartment for holding articles;and a plurality of sets of independent casings forming hollow rings ofdifferent diameters and removably fitting one within another, each ofsaid casings forminga complete and independent hollow annulus having anannular chamber adapted to receive an annular coil of string for musicalinstruments, said sets of annular receptacles being arranged one uponanother, and the receptacles being open along their inner circumferenceand arranged whereby in each set the opening along the innercircumference of one receptacle is closed by the outer circumferentialside of the next smaller receptacle, With the exception of the smallestreceptacle which has its inner circumferential opening opposite andclosed by the outer Wall of the compartment e,

HENRY E. FINNEY.

\Vitnesses:

CHARLES G. PAGE, OTTILIE O. FREIBERG.

